It's important to remember that this not the only test for releasing someone. The risk assessment scores are one factor. However, a whole lot more goes into making that decision, including such simple things as whether they have a home to go to, whether they have the support of family, who their associates are, and whether they are still hanging out with other offenders.
I don't want to leave the impression that if you're in the category in which four out of five won't reoffend, you're good to go and carry on. It's simply that the risk assessment is one tool that is used and weighed by the Parole Board.
The Parole Board—in this case, the inquiry team—listed all the things that the Parole Board looked at. Police reports, the judge's sentencing comments, letters from the community, victim impact statements and a ton of different kinds of information went into that mix. I don't want to leave the impression that it's risk assessment scores alone that'll get you out. That would be a mistake. That would be almost like the United States sentencing commission, which uses sentencing grids, and you sort of add it up. Well, if you've got two here, five there and six here, that's 18, and you're good to go. I don't think that's a great system.